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Originally Posted by Bret B
My cab is bare less the doors and glass at this moment. I fear the glass and may pay someone to come remove it, or leave it till paint. Appreciate the input on the cart. Like I said, the wood one may be my best bet. I do see what you mean by it being more sturdy if there was plywood on the all sides. At the same time, there may not be any need in the 4x4 construction, with the exception of the uprights at the cab mount locations and closed out with 2x and plywood for rigidity.
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Do not fear the glass (64 thru 66 years). I used a wood chisel to remove the hard rubber edge that makes the outer lip and lifted the front glass out all by myself and I'm no rocket scientist. I saved the rest of the rubber and once the cab was off the frame and in its final resting position, I laid the glass back in place and wrapped some duct tape across the windshield and back around the A pillar. I think plastic food wrap would be a good choice too.
As far as the cab, my 21 year old son and I tipped it off the frame onto the driver's side rocker. He held it balanced while I towed the frame out of the way. Then I held the passenger side up while he came over to the PS and we both gently lowered it to the ground.
It now rests on four 6 ton jack stands which support it at the 4 frame cab support locations. I have a yard and no shop to roll a dolly around in. So I set the whole thing up on a utility trailer for the time being. See my BLOG for details.